Rooftop farming in India

Three recent, fascinating rooftop farming stories from India. The first features an ordinary farmer who decided to do things a little differently by growing food on his rooftop, even rice a phenomenon I profiled last year.
The second is a HUGE, 5000 square foot rooftop in Olkata, India, with over 15 different vegetables (and several chili peppers) being organically grown. And the third documents how some Indian cities are offering subsidies for rooftop farming kits.

-This has to be one of the most neutral and even handed urban agriculture blurbs I've ever seen! Granted, when you're writing about Hong Kong and you live in Hong Kong, diplomacy is a must. But it highlights the complexities of growing food in Hong Kong and starkly illustrates that when we can finally figure out how to properly value cultural ties to land and the benefits of people having accessing to nature, the equation for how we use land will totally shift.

-A tip of the hat to Hilltop Alliance in Pittsburgh, who want to build 120 rental townhouse and a 20 acre urban farm and incubator. Sacramento seems to be a step closer to offering the same idea, but on a smaller scale, with a school thrown in for good measure!

-Lastly to round things out, is a cool article about green roofs popping up in recent films. Perhaps I should do a post about films in older movies, starting with the Wizard of Oz and working backwards.
Farming still has a part to play in Hong Kong

More suburbian agriculture...umm...new ruralism...I mean, agricultural urbanism

Frances Moore Lappé, author of the seminal work "Diet for a Small Planet" in 1971, weighs in the question "have things gotten better or worse" in the last 40 years? Startling to think her book was written when Michael Pollan was in high school!!!

-The Association for Peak Oil and Gas is having their annual conference, this year entitled Truth In Energy November 3-4, but conference activities go from November 2-5.

-Across the North Hempisphere things are getting a little colder, if you still have the gardening bug here are 10 great winter vegetables to try.

-The green economy gets a great board game. The goal? Compete to hit the triple bottom line for Hawai'i. Why Hawai'i...everyone loves Hawai'i!!!

-Utne magazine details something I have talked about recently, mainly this new trend of “agricultural urbanism,” “new ruralism,”, "suburbian agriculture", the movement of many names has several cities embracing it. I wonder what has happened to this development in Colorado since we first heard of it? I smell a follow up report.

See you in October!